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This Project Blue Book file on the Socorro, New Mexico sighting, held by the Internet Archive, collects Air Force records and 1964 press clippings. It covers policeman Lonnie Zamora's April 24, 1964 report of an egg-shaped object with four legs, the scorched brush and ground depressions, and Dr. J. Allen Hynek's investigation. An Air Force summary says soil and brush analysis found no radiation or propellant and the case stayed open. Later New Mexico reports were judged known objects or hoaxes.
“New Mexico State Police”25 pages
UFO Sighting, Socorro, New Mexico, 24 Apr 64 Hq USAF SAFOI PB (Mrs Gaiser) Wash 25 DC 1. The following is a resume on the unidentified flying object sighted by Mr Lonnie Zamora, of Socorro, New Mexico. a. At approximately 1745, 24 Apr 64, while giving chase to a car in Socorro, Mr Lonnie Zamora heard what he believed to be a roar and saw a flame in the sky to the southwest, approximately one half mile away. Mr Zamora, who is a policeman for the Socorro Police Department, believed that a dynamite shack in the area had blown up and decided to go to the shack and not pursue the speeding automobile. b. Mr Zamora claims that the flame was bluish and sort of orange in color. However, he could not tell the size of the flame which was slowly descending. The flame was of a narrow type and streamed down into sort of a funnel shape. At this time he was still driving his car and did not pay too much attention. c. Mr Zamora traveled slowly on the gravel road westward toward the object. He noted nothing for a while and be went slowly looking for the shack; he could not recall exactly where the shack was located. He suddenly noted to the south of his position a shiny object which was off the road. At first glance it appeared as a car upside down. He thought some kids might have turned it over. At this point he saw two people in white coveralls, quite close to the object. One of these persons seemed to stop and look straight at him and seemed startled. At this point Mr Zamora was traveling with the idea of helping them. The object was like aluminum-white, smooth but not like chrome. Object was oval shape and at first glance appeared to look like an overturned white automobile. The only time that Mr Zamora saw the two people in white coveralls was when he stopped, probably two seconds or so. The two persons appeared to be normal in shape. At this point Mr Zamora proceeded towards the object and radioed the sheriff's office at Socorro of a possible accident. He informed the Socorro office that he would be busy and out of his car, checking the object.
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